Lol the CB antenna pleaseWhich one? I see three antennas.
Two TV and one CB.
Or a hustler G-2537, but by looking at the base section it is very similar to the super penetrator (the old style) which has 4-radials. So i'll also go with the CLR-2.
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The Radio Shack 5/8 and the CLR2 are very hard to tell apart unless you look closely at the hardware and insulators. I believe the CLR2 had clamps on the elements that would allow adjustment and the Radio Shack might have had pre drilled holes and screws and only went together one way. The Radio Shack had a round circuit board in the base right above the connector that had a tapped printed circuit coil that would burn up with about 300w. I never took a CLR2 apart because I never burned one of those up.


Yup! and if i remember correctly they had the Archer name on the box. You have one in your garage? Snap a photo of the box and part number if you have it, I love old antennas. It should have 2-piece full 1/4 wavelength radials whereas the 1/2-wave little brother had smaller 1 piece if i recall correctly. does the archer variant have the 3-smaller top hat radials at the top? which one had the half moon ones that made it look like a 3-piece ball on the top? I remember the old sigma 5/8, and midland made one too. There's lots of knock-off's out there now that are cheap junk compares to the old stuff. most of the old stuff you can clean the connections, install new hose clamps, U-bolts and stick it back up in the air.
I got my hands on a new SPT 500 penetrator made by MightyFineJunk and it lasted about 6 months before I threw it in the trash. After every storm I had to lower it and do maintenance on it. The new matching circuit is about as reliable as a ritz cracker in the rain. I cant believe it costs just under $300 to get one now. I also assembled a Maco 5/8 and they are just as bad.
I guess the take home point is that they don't make stuff like they used to, the older thicker aluminum just lasts longer compared to the thinner disposable ones found today.